The Chemical Imbalance Myth—A Long Road to Exposing the Fraud
A historic record (1988 to 2022) of CCHR International’s decades long battle to expose the false marketing of the chemical imbalance theory used to…
Marketing of Chemical Imbalance Myth May Have Led to Untold Damage & Lost Lives
CCHR, a mental health system watchdog, condemns the psychiatric-pharmaceutical industry for peddling misleading information that may have driven consumers to take antidepressants despite the documented…
CCHR Lauds Study Disproving “Chemical Imbalance” Causes Depression; It’s a Myth
Landmark study disproves that a “chemical imbalance” causes depression—a scientifically meaningless theory that has misled consumers, while driving up antidepressant sales to $15 billion a…
New Study Shows Depression Screening Does Not Reduce Teen Suicide
The mental health industry watchdog, CCHR, reports on two new studies—one that debunks the efficacy of depression screening on teens and one that shows an…
U.S. Could Learn from Reform of Coercive Mental Health Practices
An Australian proposal to eliminate forced psychiatric practices such as restraints should be immediately implemented and is vital also for patients in the U.S. By…